Sundarakanda Parayanam in Atlanta in Shri Swamiji's presence.

[Guest guest]

Jai Sriamannarayana!

 

"Mangalam Ko:salendra:ya Mahani:ya Guna:tmane:!

Chakravarthi Thanu:ja:ya Sa:rvabhouma:ya Mangalam!!"

 

"We are very happy that our trip to US is

ending with Pattabhishekam to Lord Rama

after Sundara Kanda Samoohika Parayanam"

were the words of HH Sri Sri Sri Jeeyar Swamy.

 

I was very fortunate to be one among those blessed

ones to have been able to do the Ramayana parayana.

It was too special as it was done in the presence of

Sri Kodandaramaswamy and His pariwara in the Divine presence

of H.H. Sri Sri Sri Jeeyar Swamiji.

 

Several devotees have participated in the samuhika parayanam

starting from 6AM in the morning to 9AM on Saturday and Sunday

(29/7,30/7/2000).

The Sundarakanda Goshti members who were doing one day Sundara

Kanda parayanams were very happy that their 12th such event

is being conducted in Shri Swamiji's presence on Punarvasu day.

Shri Ram Mohan, Shri Ram Gopal and family, Shri Subrahmnyam,

Shri Sundar and family, Shri Narayanan, Shri Raghu, Shri Vamsi,

Smt Ramanuja, Shri Murali Krishna and family, Shri Venkat,

Shri Sudhanva Char and family participated and many other devotees

have attended to listen to the parayanam. The whole temple was

reverberating with the ramayana slokas which were recited with

single tone (mukta kantham). After reciting the pattabhisheka sarga

and at the time of Sathumorai, all of us have recited the pattabhisheka

ghattam again in Perumal Sannidhi.

 

HH Shri Jeeyar Swamyvaru blessed all the participants with

Perumal's pushpams and explained to all the sequence of events

after Pattabhishekam. It was really surprising to know from

Jeeyar Swamiji that the event of Pattabhishekam was

complete only after Anjaneyaswamy's 'satkAram'

 

After Lord Rama was crowned, everyone was honoured

with gifts except Hanuma which made others wonder why

Hanuma, the most important person responsible for their

reunion and the entire celebration wasn't being honored.

At that time Devendra presented Lord Rama with a chain of

pearls( muthyala pathakam - in Telugu). Sri Rama took the

haram and garlanded Seethamma with an intention which Sita

would understand.

 

Seetha a little amused by the gift, took out the haram

and looked around all Va:naras and Rama repeatedly.

Lord Rama knowing what Sita has in her mind asked Seethamma

to present the hAra to the person who possessed

"Paurusha, Bhuddhi, Vikarama".

 

"praDe:hi subbhagE:! hAram yasya tushTasi Bha:mini

paurusham vikramo bhudhihi yasmin ETani sarvasaha

dadau sa: va:yuputhrAya, tam hAram asitEkshaNa"

 

Thus Hanuman was blessed twice by Lord Rama and also by

Sitha, such a special gift no one else has got. Others were

blessed by Rama alone but Hanuman was blessed by Sitha too.

 

HH Shri Swamiji has presented this dramatic event by actually

decorating Lord Rama with the pearl necklace, then as if

Lord Rama is garlanding, decorated Sitha. And as if she was

waiting for Lord's approval, took out the haram and waited till

we all recite the slokam 'Dadau Sa: Vayu puthyraya" then

decorated Hanuman with the Haram.

 

The necklace and Crown were presented by Smt Padma Char befitting

pattabhishekam event.

 

We are all very happy that Smt Padma Char is facilitating such a

good satsangam in Atlanta and doing so many Sundarakanda eka dina

parayanams. One more is being planned on 6th August and at least

another before end of August.

 

Let us all pray for Swamiji's Mangalasasanams to the holy group

and devotees participated in the wonderful event!

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasa!

Raghu Mudumba.

 

Jai Sriamannarayana!

 

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